Ken and His Bond

Following Rose, they soon came to the underground hall. It was a massive hall, almost the size of a basketball court.

On the ground, there were several markings, with more than thirty circles.

"To create a bond with Astral Being, you need to call upon the Spirituality of the Astral Dimension. It can be done through a simple concentration, but this method has long been abandoned."

"When Manish bonded with the Astral Being, he was called a scourge for betraying his race. Although Astral Beings didn't kill as much as other worldly creatures, they had killed enough."

"Because of that, many people didn't want to get associated with him, or even wanted to kill him. But Manish didn't give up. He knew they weren't wrong."

"He had lost his parents to the hands of the demons. He once told 'I didn't want people to give up their hatred. I just want humans to survive'. With this mentality, despite everyone being against him, he continued saving people."

"What people failed to realize was that even nuclear weapons couldn't deal with these. Not because they didn't have enough power, but rather the numbers were too big."

"If they wanted to use technology to kill those invaders, their technological achievement wasn't enough. So while they kept dying, Manish kept saving more people."

"At the same time, Manish also realizes that he can't save everyone. He must make them realize this truth. And so he did. He kept moving from place to place, giving them instructions on the Bonding Process."

"Because he was moving too fast, those he saved will often fall into danger. This forced them to abandon their previous thoughts and start the Bonding Process."

"Soon, one became two, two became four, four became eight, and the numbers kept growing. Because of everything that Manish faced during his early days, he realized the nature of human beings."

"He knew some people would become evil for their beliefs. He knew these people would one day cause Astral Dimension to give up on them."

"Now, the question is why? This is a question for you guys. I will give you five minutes to think."

Rose didn't need to go into the history of the First Cultivator. She had no reason to do so. But because she was a cultivator.

She had seen the greed and evil nature of Human beings. At the same time, she admired Manish because of his method to keep Human Beings and Astral Beings allies.

She gave them five minutes, but Ken already knew the answer. After two minutes, he raised his hand.

"Yes, Ken?"

"Because older or stronger Astral Beings don't need to bond with humans. Since the population of Astral Beings is a thousand times greater than humans, the population of their children is simply more than humans."

"So, they allow their children to bond with humans. But since they are also children, human adults can find several methods to kill these beings, resulting in a massive conflict between humans and Astral Beings."

Rose smiled and nodded.

"That's right. Manish realized this before anyone else and spent nearly a decade developing 'Spirit Bonding Formation'. This is a unique formation created to merge the essence of a human being and an Astral Being."

"Once you go through this process, Astral Being will live inside a human being's Spiritual Planet. They can also leave the Spiritual Planet and return to the Astral Dimension."

"But if either of the two dies, the other also dies with him. This instantly cut off those who wanted to kill Astral Beings through this process. Of course, it took Manish some time to implement this method."

"Because he had to have a proper talk with the powerhouses of the Astral Dimension about this method. Astral Beings were also a bit conflicted at first, but this also allowed them to spread their influence in our universe."

"So, they agreed to let their Dimensional Spirit be the judge of the summoning. If the summoning is not done through this Formation, the Astral Dimensional Spirit could cut off the summoning call instantly."

"Because of this, humans have managed to improve their relationship with Astral Beings for hundreds of years. Because of his efforts, Manish was regarded as the Greatest Cultivator who ever lived."

"He wasn't as strong as today's top cultivators, but his influence in our cultivation system remains unquestionable."

Suddenly, she looked at the students and asked.

"Do you know Bloodline Theory?"

Everyone nodded their heads.

"Then, do you know Cultivation Bloodline Theory?"

They shook their heads.

"Cultivation Bloodline Theory is a theory that describes how the achievement of a person could affect the achievement of his children."

"Originally, people didn't believe in this because we mostly inherit the talent from our Astral Beings, which is a result of luck."

"But as time passed and the Cultivation System became dynamic, people realized the parents could easily affect a child's future by setting different ideas and influencing them with wealth."

"Because of this, the Government made a strict rule to never talk about Cultivation until their child begins their cultivation journey. Of course, the influence of wealth will remain."

"But these weren't the only things that we found with the passage of years and research on cultivation. We also found that when one reaches a certain realm, the power of a parent will transfer to a child."

"Not in the form of strength but in the form of Talent."

"For example, if a person has reached a certain realm, that person will be capable of remembering almost everything they see for decades. So, their children will inherit eidetic memory."

"In the past, Eidetic Memory was something rare in children, less than ten percent. But among adults, it was nonexistent. But now, over forty percent of children have eidetic memories."

"That's why I can give you a scroll and ask you to remember everything within two hours. That scroll has over fifty thousand words, with complex diagrams."

"But it only took you all less than two hours to remember it. This is the result of inheritance. This is just an example. You will find the impact of Bloodline more as you grow up."

"So, without wasting more time, let's start the Bonding Process. Now, carefully take a seat in one of the circles."

Rose explained and instructed while walking in front of the Formation.

She sat down and started chanting the strange mantra. It wasn't as same as the language they used.

But when she finished chanting, a large amount of Spiritual Energy burst out of her body.

It flowed like a gentle wave and reached into complex symbols around her, each with its own function.

As the Spiritual Energy activated those runes, it slowly brightened the room with golden light.

The entire Formation began to light up, showing a structural formation that was being activated.

The students had already sat down. When the formation was activated, they closed their eyes and entered the state of meditation.

It was easy for them since they were taught every single day.

As they entered the state of meditation, their minds began to clear up. Their breathing became stable, and they started hearing strange voices.

For Ken, the voices he started hearing became crazier.

"Hahaha! Finally, finally, you are here. I have been waiting for you. Nine years! It has been nine years since I have been waiting for you."

"Let's form this bond!"

The crazy voice slowly died down as Ken found himself in a blank white space.

When he found himself there, he checked his body. It didn't like his real body. Rather, he was made out of gas.

Of course, this wasn't a gas but similar to that of the gas.

At this moment, the space around him slowly changed. The change wasn't that big.

Only the land he was standing changed as it began to spinning. Facing this situation, Ken tried to leave the ground.

With just a single thought, his body floated, and he got a better view of the change.

The ground was slowly spinning and turning into a sphere. Similar to Earth, it wasn't a complete sphere.

It had a strong gravity but since the gravity couldn't affect him, he was completely able to ignore it.

As time passed, a strange phenomenon occurred in the space. A large amount of energy followed into it.

This energy was attracted because of the existence of a small white dot. As the more energy emerged, the white dot began to change.

It transformed into a humanoid figure. The figure was almost ten feet tall with four massive wings behind his back.

At the same time, his body had several inscriptions and symbols all over it. His face was a bit similar to Ken but that's only because of the bond.

"You are Mighty King."

"Hahaha! You know me. But you are wrong. I am Mighty King."

"Your name is Might King."

When he said that, the Astral Being became silent before bursting into laughter once more.

"Hahahaha! Call me whatever you want. Now, I have become your spirit, and I need you to grow stronger. Hahahah! With my help, you will become strong in no time."

At this moment, Ken replied with a cold tone.

"No!"